Lin is paid $90 for 5 hours of work. she used the following table to calculate how much she would be paid at this rate for 8 hours of work.

amount earned/time worked

i 90 i 5 i 1/5
i 18 i 1 i
i 144 i 8 i
i i i

why was the number 1/5 used as a multiplier?

It was used as the multiplier because the 5 represents the hours she's worked. If she uses the 1/5 graph she will find the unit rate of each time she gets paid an hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

6.9

step-by-step explanation:

simple math really

6 1/2 times 0.6 = 3.9

but if you are just doing 6 and not 6 1/2 then the answer is 3.6